Labour’s ‘Manifesto 2010′

“The crucial financial facts of what things will cost all seem to be missing. It’s one thing pledging 50,000 new affordable homes  when  elsewhere the manifesto says it will “make savings in regeneration funding.”

- Liz Peace, chief executive, British Property Federation

“We still believe a more ambitiously sized National Infrastructure Investment Bank, able to draw on domestic and international capital markets and pension funds, would better attract the scale of investment needed.”

-  Tom Foulkes, director general, Institution of Civil Engineers

“We welcome the proposed introduction of the Green Investment Bank to invest in low-carbon infrastructure and the plan to give local authorities new powers to develop local energy systems including district heating.”

- Paul King, chief executive, UK Green Building Council

To read their manifesto click here: Labour Party election manifesto 2010

The Conservatives’ ‘Invitation to Join the Government of Britain’

“Many of the Tories’ planning proposals make sense. But others, such as allowing third-party right of appeals could cripple the planning system, even if they’re only allowed when applications do not conform with local development plans. For many reasons, this is often the case, and it certainly won’t narrow the flood of appeals likely to come in from rival developers and pressure groups.”

- Liz Peace, chief executive, British Property Federation

“We don’t have time to be sending vital projects such as nuclear power plants back to the start of the process, so it is encouraging that the Conservatives have factored in transitional arrangements for projects already before the Infrastructure Planning Commission.”

-  Tom Foulkes, director general, Institution of Civil Engineers

“It is disappointing that the Conservatives have not emphasised their on-going commitment to zero carbon new homes, the pursuit of which has galvanised the industry and begun to revolutionise the sustainability of our new house building over recent times.”

- Paul King, chief executive, UK Green Building Council

To read the manifesto in full, click here: Conservatives Manifesto 2010

The Liberal Democrats’ ‘Manifesto 2010′

“There is much to be commended in the Lib Dems’ manifesto, even if much of the content around planning seems to have been lifted directly from the Conservative’s planning green paper. It’s rather ironic that the Lib Dems have pushed to introduce third party right of appeals when the very same policy was actually absent from the Tories own manifesto. We stand by our position that this would be a recipe for chaos and a needless interference with the fragile development market by a party claiming it wants to let business breathe.”

- Liz Peace, chief executive, British Property Federation

“The plans for a UK Infrastructure Bank to leverage large volumes of private investment are much more ambitious than those for a Green Investment Bank put forward by the other parties.

-  Tom Foulkes, director general, Institution of Civil Engineers

“The Lib Dem focus on a zero carbon Britain represents a step change in thinking, that if implemented would stimulate a huge amount of investment and innovation across both private and public sectors.

“This manifesto includes an exciting array of policy proposals within an overall plan which provides a good balance between driving energy and wider resource efficiency, and support for clean technology and renewables.”

- Paul King, chief executive, UK Green Building Council

To read the manifesto, click here: Liberal Democrat Manifesto 2010

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